Solar electric system is running on Big Island

January 23, 2002 – Pacific Business News

ProVision Technologies, Inc.,says its solar electric system is now up and running at its own offices in Hilo.

Its grid-connected 1.28 kilowatt photovoltaic system is billed as the first solar electric net energy metered system in East Hawaii.

Apart from reducing the use of electricity from the regular system by about a quarter, it’s a back-up power supply.

The system cost $17,000 and should save enough to pay for itself in four years, although actual return is much faster due to tax incentives.

Tapping into the power of the sun was a no-brainer, said office administrator Jessica Schweig. She said the company is showing that solar power works even in wet Hilo.